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reported from each State: 
Indiana 
Nebraska 
Missouri 
Alabama 
Mississippi 
Kentucky 
Massachusetts 
California 
Alabama, 11 
Arkansas, 4 
California, 5 
Connecticut, 2 
District of 
Columbia, 5 
Florida, 13 
Georgia, 6 
Indiana, 3 
Kentucky, 1 
Louisiana, 4 
Maryland, 1 
Mississippi, 1 
Missouri, 5 
Mew Jersey, 2 
Hew York, 3 
North Carolina, 6 
Ohio, 3 
Oklahoma, 4 
Pennsylvania, 4 
South Carolina, 6 
Tennessee, 7 
Texas, 8 
Virginia, 15 
West Virginia, 2 
Wisconsin, 1 
Philippine Islands, 1 
Hawaii, 1 
J. J. Davis (October 24): Termites were destructive to 
buildings at Attica and Lafayette, early in October. At 
Knox (September 26) termites were attacking a corn crib and 
were also eating into the ears of corn. 
M. H. Swenk (October 26): The termite R. "tibialis Banks 
was reported destroying fruit trees in Harlan County during 
the third week in October. 
L. Haseman (October 22): Numerous complaints about termites 
have been received from all over the State, where the pests 
are working in houses and in one case in soft maple shade trees. 
J. M. ..Robinson (October 21 ): Termites are abundant in an 
apartment building at Auburn and in houses at Decatur and Mobile. 
ARGENTINE ANT ( I r i domy rcex . hv.mil i s Mayr) 
C. Lyle and assistants (October): The Argentine ant 
situation at Hattiesburg is quite distressing. Complaints are 
coming in from every part of the infested area. 
A YELLO'7 ANT ( Lasius ir.ter.jectus Mayr) 
W. A. Price (October 24): Winged forms of L. inter,] ectus 
were taken in large numbers from foundation timbers of a 
house a.t Carlisle. 
SMALLER 3AM300 EORER ( Dinoderus mi nut us Fab.) 
E. P. Felt (October 23): A cosmopolitan powder-post beetle, 
D. minutus , was received from the eastern part of the State, 
where it had been working in the bar/boo frame of an ornamental 
screen. 
CARPET BEETLE ( Anthrenus scrophulariae L.) 
H. Ryan (October 17): The buffalo carpet beetle is more 
numerous than usual. 
